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NEW LONDON, TEXAS. MARCH 18, 1937. EXT. SCHOOL
HOUSE. TORN TO PIECES BY AN EXPLOSION. DESTROYED BUILDING |
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INTERIOR OF SCHOOL. MONTAGE OF DEVASTATION. INSIDE
WRECKED CLASSROOM. |
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STUDENT SURVIVOR'S EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT. TEEN TELLS
WHAT HAPPENED. |
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09 CLEAN UP OF RUBBLE. WHOLE TOWN PITCHES IN. MAN
SHOVELS DEBRIS. MEN ON HUGE PILE OF DEBRIS TRY TO FIND LOST CHILDREN. PEOPLE DIGGING. |
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MAN PICKS UP SCHOOL BOOK.
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MONTAGE DEBRIS, RUBBLE. DESTROYED BUILDING
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MAN INSPECTS CAR DAMAGED BY UNDETECTED GAS LEAK.
HUGE 1 TON SLAB OF CONCRETE WENT RIGHT THROUGH CAR. SHOWS IMPACT OF EXPLOSION. WRECKED CAR. |
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NURSES WALK UP STAIRWAY OF LOCAL HOSPITAL. NURSES
GO INTO OVERTON HOSPITAL. |
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INTERIOR OF HOSPITAL. CHILDREN BEING CARED
FOR. LITTLE GIRL IN BED WITH THERMOMETER. NURSE TAKING TEMPERATURE. MONTAGE OF INJURED, BOY IN BED WITH HIS FACE ALL IN BANDAGES. |
| 01:35:16 163 |
MEN CARRY PINE BOX. MEN CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR
CHILDREN. WOODEN BOXES USED AS COFFINS PILED UP. |
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Year: 1937
Color: Black & White
Genre: 1930s NEWSREELS
Specialty CollectionGenre: 1930s NEWSREELS
Description: TEXAS SCHOOL DISASTER. RECORD OF A TRAGIC NIGHTMARE AS MEN SEARCH THE RUINS FOR THE YOUNG VICTIMS OF ONE OF TEXAS' GREATEST DISASTERS.
